The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Billy Connolly. Copyright: Visual Voodoo Films
The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups

The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups

  • TV factual
  • Channel 4
  • 2007 - 2010
  • 2 episodes (1 series)

A four-hour programming marathon showcasing the funniest men and women to have graced the stage in the name of laughter. Features Ann Bryson.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010

Epic countdown in which Channel 4 present the results of a new, updated 2010 version of the poll asking the British public who they think are the greatest stand-up comedians ever.
The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Billy Connolly. Copyright: Visual Voodoo Films

The Top 100

1. Billy Connolly

2. Richard Pryor

3. Ricky Gervais

4. Bill Hicks

5. Eddie Izzard

6. Peter Kay

7. Bill Bailey

8. Chris Rock

9. Michael McIntyre

10. Victoria Wood

11. Ross Noble

12. Stewart Lee

13. Jimmy Carr

14. Dylan Moran

15. Woody Allen

16. Dara O'Briain

17. Lee Evans

18. Harry Hill

19. Sean Lock

20. Tommy Cooper

21. Lee Mack

22. Russell Brand

23. Daniel Kitson

24. Les Dawson

25. Al Murray

26. Jack Dee

27. Alan Carr

28. George Carlin

29. Frankie Boyle

30. Jo Brand

31. Robin Williams

32. Tommy Tiernan

33. Jerry Sadowitz

34. Omid Djalili

35. Russell Howard

36. Tim Vine

37. Jasper Carrott

38. Ben Elton

39. Reginald D Hunter

40. Eddie Murphy

41. Ed Byrne

42. Rhod Gilbert

43. Alan Davies

44. Tommy Trinder

45. Frank Skinner

46. Dave Gorman

47. Bob Hope

48. Johnny Vegas

49. Robert Newman

50. Steven Wright

51. Bernard Manning

52. Chris Addison

53. Lenny Bruce

54. Paul Merton

55. Dave Allen

56. Jerry Seinfeld

57. Joan Rivers

58. Graham Norton

59. Steve Coogan

60. Andy Kaufman

61. Steve Martin

62. Rob Chubby Brown

63. Phill Jupitus

64. Bob Monkhouse

65. Jason Manford

66. Mark Thomas

67. Demetri Martin

68. Paul O'Grady

69. Frankie Howerd

70. Jenny Eclair

71. Denis Leary

72. Alexei Sayle

73. Jim Davidson

74. Bill Cosby

75. Patrick Kielty

76. Chic Murray

77. Emo Phillips

78. Ardal O'Hanlon

79. Julian Clary

80. Ronnie Corbett

81. Tim Minchin

82. Bob Newhart

83. Lenny Henry

84. Dave Spikey

85. Barry Humphries

86. Harry Enfield

87. Jethro

88. Joe Pasquale

89. Sean Hughes

90. Dick Gregory

91. Rik Mayall

92. Ken Dodd

93. Roseanne Barr

94. Arthur Smith

95. Jackie Mason

96. Lee Hurst

97. Frank Carson

98. David Baddiel

99. Shappi Khorsandi

100. Freddie Starr

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 10th April 2010
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
240 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 26th June 2010 10:00pm E4
Saturday 3rd July 2010 10:00pm E4
Saturday 2nd October 2010 10:00pm E4
Saturday 9th October 2010 10:00pm E4
Saturday 1st January 2011 10:40pm E4
Sunday 2nd January 2011 11:10pm E4
Sunday 20th February 2011 11:05pm E4
Sunday 27th February 2011 11:00pm E4
Sunday 17th April 2011 11:55pm E4
Sunday 24th April 2011 11:55pm E4

Cast & crew

Cast
Ann Bryson Narrator
Guest cast
John Thomson Self
Steven Wright Self
Joan Rivers Self
Stan Boardman Self
Omid Djalili Self
Eddie Izzard Self
Bernard Manning Self
Jim Davidson Self
Ardal O'Hanlon Self
Arthur Smith Self
Brian Conley Self
Sue Perkins Self
Stewart Lee Self
Jenny Eclair Self
Jo Brand Self
Ross Noble Self
Mike Reid Self
Adam Bloom Self
Ed Byrne Self
Tim Vine Self
Kevin Day Self
Shazia Mirza Self
Jim Bowen Self
Lee Mack Self
Paul Jackson Self
Alexei Sayle Self
Peter Richardson Self
Stephen Armstrong Self
Greg Proops Self
Dick Gregory Self
Joe Pasquale Self
Freddie Starr Self
Bob Mills Self
Reginald D Hunter Self
Jackie Mason Self
Richard Belzer Self
Arabella Weir Self
David Baddiel Self
Jimmy Carr Self
Dave Gorman Self
Barry Humphries Self
Chris Addison Self
Stanley Kaufman Self
Bob Zmuda Self
Maria Kempinska Self
Frank Carson Self
Arnold Brown Self
Bruce Dessau Self
Vic Reeves Self
Jim Tavaré Self
Jo Caulfield Self
Graham McCann Self
Barry Cryer Self
Lee Hurst Self
Neil Mullarkey Self
Rhona Cameron Self
Tommy Tiernan Self
Dave Spikey Self
Sandra Bernhard Self
Sean Hughes Self
Scott Capurro Self
Simon Fanshawe Self
Lucy Porter Self
Richard Herring Self
Francesca Martinez Self
Roy Chubby Brown (as Roy Brown) Self
John Moloney Self
Steve Punt Self
Oliver Double Self
Don Ward Self
Neil Fitzmaurice Self
Felix Dexter Self
Kevin Booth Self
Stephen Pound Self
Rain Pryor Self
Shaparak Khorsandi (as Shappi Khorsandi) Self
Kate Copstick Self
Rhod Gilbert Self
Paul MacInnes Self
Paul Tonkinson Self
Ian Stone Self
Eve Webster Self
Production team
Paul Clay Director
Roger Oldham Director
Paul Clay Producer
Roger Oldham Producer
Sean Doherty Executive Producer
Tony Moss Executive Producer
Graeme Dawson Editor
Dave Hill Editor
Kevin Kober Editor
James Curry Editor

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